Profile: In 2011, Alex Gordon probably had the best season by a Royals position player since George Brett in 1985. Naturally, Aaron Crow was their All-Star representative. Crow was drafted as a starter, but never pitched all that well in the minors. Rather than have him work on his curve and changeup in the minors, the Royals brought him up as a reliever in 2011. He was fairly dominant in the first half despite control issues, but fell off in the second half. Naturally, the Royals now want to try him in the rotation. You know, since he totally worked on his off-speed pitches in the bullpen, right? Uh.... Here is another issue: there was not a single qualified starter in the majors in 2011 who had a higher walk rate than Crow did as a reliever (4.50, new Royal Jonathan "The Sanchize" Sanchez did not qualify). As a reliever whose only good pitches were his fastball and slider, Crow killed righties and was bad against lefties. Is that really going to work when he has to start? If he looks like he is going to start in the majors or minors to begin the year, don't waste a draft pick. As a reliever, he can help you, although not much more than a dozen other strikeout guys with bad control. (Matt Klaasen)

The Quick Opinion: Aaron Crow the (All-Star!) reliever is good, if overrated. Aaron Crow the starter is a really bad idea, at least for your fantasy team.

Profile: Aaron Crow was always a starter in his career until he 2011 when injuries forced him into the Royals' bullpen. The move was mainly facilitated by Crow's inability to get out left-handed batters. He has a career 4.47 FIP against lefties and and a career 2.92 FIP against righties. The 4.47 value would only get worse as a starter. Also with this split, he is basically the sixth/seventh inning ROOGY of the loaded Royals' bullpen. It is not that Crow is horrible, it is just that the rest of the bullpen is amazing. The chances of him becoming the closer would require a rash of injuries in the Royals bullpen with Greg Holland, Kelvim Herrera and even Tim Collins hitting the disabled list at the same time. (Jeff Zimmerman)

The Quick Opinion: Aaron Crow has been a disappointment since he was drafted and that trend won't end in 2013.

Profile: The former 12th overall pick has found a home in the bullpen, where his stuff plays up. Crow is a good enough middle reliever and could probably handle the seventh or eighth, but the Royals have a few better options for the ninth inning ahead of him. As a sinker/slider guy, he doesn't really have a weapon against lefties, and his splits agree. His career strikeout rate drops from impressive against righties (28%) to below-average against lefties (19%). (Al Skorupa)

The Quick Opinion: Crow has successfully found a niche in the bullpen but won't be in line for save opportunities any time soon as the Royals have better options.

Profile: Former All-Star Aaron Crow is getting to the point where he isn't even serviceable for middle inning relief. His velocity (95 mph to 92 mph) and strikeout rate (9.4 strikeouts per nine to 5.2 K/9) have been on the decline since he entered the league. A short reliever with a 5.2 K/9 is headed for retirement. It's not like his strikeouts are offset by a low number of walks or home runs. His 3.7 walks per nine in 2014 were below his career average. Additionally, his 1.5 homers per nine were devastating for a reliever. Where will the rebound come? Crow has so much working against him. (Jeff Zimmerman)

The Quick Opinion: Aaron Crow has bounced back before, but chances are his results won't improve if his velocity doesn't come back. If he didn't have such a high pedigree, he would have been out of the league by now.